In December 2016, the Moran Market Vendors’ Association agreed to voluntarily stop displaying and slaughtering live dogs, and remove the butchering facilities. As the result of our ongoing investigation during May and June of 2017, it was revealed that the agreement has not been upheld.
On 12th July 2017, CARE filed a bill of indictment at the Seoul Supreme Prosecutor’s Office, accusing 15 people who slaughtered and sold dog meat for infractions under Article 8 Section 1 Clauses 1, 2 and 4 of the Animal Protection Act.
The dog meat association is currently winning the war on dog meat as demand surges around Boknal (the hottest days of summer). But, rumor has it that dog meat is in decline; a rumor now supported by statistics.
The Stop It 2017 festival held on July 9th at Seoul Plaza in front of Seoul City Hall was a roaring success, despite the occasional downpour.
With presidential elections on the 9th of May, we thought we’d take a brief look at the five main candidates’ policy pledges regarding animal welfare during their campaigns, and particularly their stance on dog meat.
CARE continues to investigate traditional markets in and around Seoul since Moran market’s announcement that the public slaughtering of dogs at the market will cease. However, this is still happening, including at Moran market; dogs are being taken from display cages and slaughtered in front of customers and other dogs.
Taiwan’s parliament has approved a bill banning the slaughter of cats and dogs for human consumption, building on the 2001 legislation banning the sale of meat and fur of cats and dogs for “economic purposes.”
Headlines in the press are misrepresenting the closure of Moran dog meat market in Seongnam City, South Korea. These errors need to be corrected.
These are some photographs of Moran Market, a famous center for selling and distributing dog meat in South Korea. We hope you can understand the cruelty these dogs face daily from the following photos taken by CARE during an undercover investigation. They are subjected to poor living conditions and die in inhumane ways. The pictures […]
The good news: On December 13, 2016, Seongnam City announced that by the end of February 2017, they will be banning the display of and slaughtering of live dogs at Moran Market, a major dog meat center that butchers around 80,000 dogs annually. Seongnam City will also support dog meat merchants in changing their business […]
One person was forced into a coffin and told he would be locked with a snake and also poured gasoline on it by another person. Most people are strongly criticizing, “This is not right.” But then, is this right?
